MADRE News
July 2009
A Call to Indigenous Womens Organizations to Stop Violence Against Triquis Women
Posted on: Thursday, July 30, 2009
Keywords: Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence Against Women, Indigenous Rights
From MADRE's partner organization, the International Indigenous Women's Forum (IIWF/FIMI). On July 5, 2007, sisters Virginia and Daniela Ortiz Ramirez, residents of a Triqui town located in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, were seen for the last time. Two years...
The Biggest Danger to Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Posted on: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Keywords: Afghanistan, Peace Building
When people in the US talk about the scourge of violence against women in Afghanistan, discussion tends to stop cold at one word: culture. As if culture is some sacred terrain upon which we dare not tread. The flawed syllogism...
Stop the Execution of Female Prisoners in Iraq
Posted on: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women
End Capital PunishmentOWFI's Campaign toStop the Execution of Female Prisoners in Iraq Eleven female prisoners were taken to the extreme protection prison in Kadhimia in Baghdad two months ago for the purpose of execute capital punishment on them.In spite of...
Solidarity Statement on the Global Day of Action for Human Rights in Iran
Posted on: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Keywords: Iran, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Women Human Rights Defenders
On the occasion of the Global Day of Action for Human Rights in Iran, members of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) express solidarity with the civil society in Iran in their struggle to demand that the...
A Step Forward: Survivors of Domestic Violence Now Eligible for Asylum in the US
Posted on: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Keywords: Combating Violence Against Women, Mexico
With a recent court filing in the case of a woman from Mexico seeking asylum in the US, the Obama Administration has signaled a shift in immigration law to make it possible for women survivors of severe domestic and sexual...
Kenya: Water Rights are Human Rights, Project Update
Posted on: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Environmental Justice, Water Rights
In partnership with our sister organization, the Indigenous Information Network (IIN), MADRE supported the installation of a community water collection point and a drinking trough for livestock for the Emayian Maasai community of Southwest Kenya. These innovations will protect a...
Stories of our Sisters
Posted on: Monday, July 13, 2009
Keywords: Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Kenya, Nicaragua, Peru, Sudan, Peace Building, Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women
Iraq: Art Action for Peace “The US gave us a government that plunged us into civil war,” Yanar Mohammed says. “But in Baghdad, there were brave Sunni and Shiite youngsters who refused to hate each other.” “With MADRE’s help,...
Hunger Season in Darfur
Posted on: Thursday, July 9, 2009
Keywords: Darfur, Sudan, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Food Sovereignty
As global food aid reaches its lowest levels in 20 years, Josette Sheeran, the head of the United Nations World Food Program, recently issued a sobering warning: “With one in six people going hungry, one child dying every six seconds,...
MADRE Commends the Suspension of US Military Aid to Honduras
Posted on: Thursday, July 9, 2009
Keywords: Honduras, Latin America, Peace Building, US Foreign Policy
On July 8, 2009, the US embassy in Honduras confirmed that the US would suspend $16.5 million dollars in military assistance, following the June coup that deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. MADRE commends this US decision as a necessary step...
The Mission for Democracy and Human Rights in Guatemala-Honduras returns home via land
Posted on: Monday, July 6, 2009
Keywords: Honduras, Guatemala, Latin America, Economic Justice, Peace Building
Return of the delegation via land as a result of the closing of the Toncontin de Tegucigalpa international airport.Guatemala, 07/06/09 - The human rights organizations’ mission, headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Rigoberta Menchu Tum, attests to the dire...
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An Open Letter to the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala (Common Dreams, May 15, 2013)
Mothers Fight Back (RH Reality Check, May 9, 2013)
How Not to End the War in Syria (Common Dreams, May 9, 2013)
Conditions in Jordan Syrian refugee camp are worse for women (Women's News Network, April 19, 2013)
US Army Vet and Iraqi Activist Find Common Ground (France24 International News, March 28, 2013)
